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Ragdoll Runners

PC (Microsoft Windows), Android, iOS, Web browser • 2016

Should you play it?

Ragdoll Runners is a physics-based athletics game where you control independently the two legs of an athlete in 8 events of different types: sprint, long jump, triple jump, hurdles. Play against the computer, with 3 friends on the same PC or online against other players' records.

What works
  • Fun and challenging gameplay
  • Local multiplayer split-screen
  • Good learning curve
  • Humorous ragdoll physics
  • Affordable price
Things to keep in mind
  • Frustrating controls for some
  • Lack of online multiplayer
  • Limited game modes and content
  • Some players find physics inconsistent
  • Can become repetitive

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Ragdoll Runners: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Fantasy.

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